Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Could Greek women leave the house? Could they drink wine? Did they fight in wars?
Join Historian Honor Cargill-Martin as she reveals the truth about what life was like for women in Ancient Greece.
0:00 Intro
0:25 Was Helen of Troy real?
1:13 Who was the most famous Greek woman?
2:33 Did Athenian democracy include women?
3:14 Could Greek women vote?
3:53 Were Greek women involved in politics?
4:35 Did the Spartans respect women?
6:35 Could Greek women leave the house?
7:57 Did Greek women wear togas?
8:33 Did Greek women wear make-up?
9:23 Could Greek women go to the theatre?
10:12 Did men play women in Greek theatre?
10:28 What age did Greek women marry?
11:22 Could Greek women choose their husbands?
12:23 Could Greek women divorce?
13:01 What age did Greek women have children?
13:32 Did Greek women breastfeed?
13:54 Could Greek women own property?
15:10 Could Greek women inherit?
15:52 Could Greek women be queens?
17:02 Did Greek women fight in wars?
18:03 Could Greek women read?
19:15 Did Greek women have an education?
20:13 Did Greek women have jobs?
21:01 What did Greek women do in their spare time?
22:23 Did Greek women compete in the Olympics?
23:29 Did Greek women drink wine?
24:19 Did Greek priestesses do drugs?
25:37 Were there any Greek gender equality movements?
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Could Greek women leave the house? Could they drink wine? Did they fight in wars?
Join Historian Honor Cargill-Martin as she reveals the truth about what life was like for women in Ancient Greece.
0:00 Intro
0:25 Was Helen of Troy real?
1:13 Who was the most famous Greek woman?
2:33 Did Athenian democracy include women?
3:14 Could Greek women vote?
3:53 Were Greek women involved in politics?
4:35 Did the Spartans respect women?
6:35 Could Greek women leave the house?
7:57 Did Greek women wear togas?
8:33 Did Greek women wear make-up?
9:23 Could Greek women go to the theatre?
10:12 Did men play women in Greek theatre?
10:28 What age did Greek women marry?
11:22 Could Greek women choose their husbands?
12:23 Could Greek women divorce?
13:01 What age did Greek women have children?
13:32 Did Greek women breastfeed?
13:54 Could Greek women own property?
15:10 Could Greek women inherit?
15:52 Could Greek women be queens?
17:02 Did Greek women fight in wars?
18:03 Could Greek women read?
19:15 Did Greek women have an education?
20:13 Did Greek women have jobs?
21:01 What did Greek women do in their spare time?
22:23 Did Greek women compete in the Olympics?
23:29 Did Greek women drink wine?
24:19 Did Greek priestesses do drugs?
25:37 Were there any Greek gender equality movements?
Find more of Honor Cargill-Martin's content here:
Instagram: @hcargillmartin (instagram.com/hcargillmartin/?hl=en)
Youtube: @AncientHistoryGirl (youtube.com/@AncientHistoryGirl)
Substack: @ItsAllAncientHistory (allancienthistory.substack.com/)
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: bit.ly/45Y4Oyg
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